Chapter 137: What is the purpose of kidnapping this dense forest?
Thus, the decision to land in the jungle was made.
The automatic door of the medical cabin slowly closed behind them, and Atalan and Xirui walked side by side in the long corridor of the warship.
The light from the lamps danced on the metal walls, stretching their shadows very long, but they were quickly swallowed up by the next light source.
Atalan's steps were steady, but if you looked closely, you would find that his right hand was always pressed against his abdomen, and his fingertips were trembling slightly.
Before leaving, Attaran wanted to ask the medical staff for some painkillers.
But when he caught a glimpse of Xirui in his peripheral vision, he forced himself to hold back.
——Anyway, he didn't want Xirui to know about this.
It's about some self-esteem.
The pain coming from deep within his abdomen was like a blunt knife, slowly and continuously cutting Atalan's nerves - announcing the loss of his most core function as a female insect.
"Cerie..."
Atalan suddenly stopped, his voice so quiet that it was almost drowned out by the roar of the warship's engines.
"If a female insect lost her fertility, what would you think of her?"
The corridor seemed unusually empty at this moment.
"Um?"
Hearing the sound, Xirui's shoe soles left a half-circle mark on the metal floor.
He took two steps forward to shorten the distance between them. When he raised his hand, the black cuffs slipped down, revealing his well-defined forearms.
His fingertips gently brushed Atalan's eyelashes, wiping away the clotted blood.
"How do you see it?"
Xirui tilted her head, her black hair falling in front of her forehead.
When he was thinking, he habitually touched his canine teeth with the tip of his tongue, and this action made him look like a thinking beast.
"I don't think so."
At this moment, the warship suddenly shook slightly, and the lights cast changing light and shadows on Xirui's well-defined profile.
"If Lanta wants to talk to me about her views on fertility,"
Xirui thought for a moment and said,
"I believe that when it comes to childbearing, the value of the group outweighs the value of the individual."
"Reproduction is the inevitable way for a group to continue, but the value of an individual—"
He lowered his head and smiled when he said this. This action brought the distance between them closer to the limit, and his warm breath brushed against Atalan's ear.
"—never in the act of giving birth itself."
"So, why do you ask this question?"
Atalan's pupils dilated slightly.
Xirui's gaze was too direct, forcing him to turn his head away.
"...Nothing, it just suddenly occurred to me, so I wanted to ask."
Atalan's long golden hair fell down, covering his suddenly tense jawline. To be honest, his breathing stopped for a moment.
The words just now were like a key, quietly and gently turning a rusty lock in Atalan's heart.
The warship suddenly shook violently - it must have found a suitable landing spot - the violent vibration made Atalan's body sway, and he had to reach out to hold on to the cold metal wall.
Just as his fingertips touched the wall, a warm hand firmly supported his elbow.
Xirui's hands were young and strong, with calluses on his fingertips from years of holding guns, but at this moment they were incredibly gentle.
The male insect leaned forward slightly, his black hair falling, and continued.
"All right."
Xirui's voice was low and serious,
"It seems like this is the first time we've talked about this topic."
The warship shook violently again, this time accompanied by the roar of the engine slowing down.
Xirui stood very steadily, like a tree with deep roots, blocking most of the bumps for Atalan.
His gaze was fixed intently on Atalan's face, his obsidian eyes gleaming beautifully.
"In my opinion,"
Xirui's voice was still clear amidst the engine noise.
"Giving birth itself is 80% painful."
He stretched out his other hand and gently brushed away the messy hair on Atalan's shoulders, as if smoothing out Atalan's messy mood.
"The remaining 20% of painlessness comes entirely from psychological factors, the body's hormone secretions, and some related social values."
The warship began to slowly descend, and through the observation window at the end of the corridor, one could see the lush green treetops of the dense forest approaching rapidly.
Xirui spoke at a steady pace:
"The ability to reproduce is a right in itself,"
"However, in the process of social domestication, the group will subtly transform this right into an obligation."
"But I always believe that childbearing is a right, and the decision belongs to any individual who can have children."
The warship shook violently, but the male insect's voice was as steady as a rock.
"It should be completely free, completely autonomous, and completely voluntary."
Hearing this, Atalan's golden eyelashes trembled slightly, casting fine shadows on his pale cheeks.
Xirui suddenly chuckled, loosening the solemn atmosphere:
"To put it mildly, losing fertility doesn't make you a bad person,"
After looking at the landing speed outside, Xirui continued,
"I only look at some bastards and scumbags - oh no, scumbags - through rose-colored glasses."
He added in a serious tone,
"Of course, there's nothing I can do about it. I admit I can't completely take off my tinted glasses—"
now,
The warship finally landed heavily on the ground with a dull thud.
It was like a huge tremor falling on Atalan's heart.
Xirui brought Atalan towards him while shaking, making sure he wouldn't hit the wall:
"So, I don't have any thoughts or prejudices about the situation you mentioned."
His voice became lighter, and he used an analogy.
"It's probably similar to the feeling of seeing a hair fall off from someone with thick hair."
This metaphor finally made Atalan chuckle.
Atalan's laughter was very light, but it made Xirui's eyes flash with a hint of triumph, but he blinked pretentiously:
"What's wrong, Ranta? Am I wrong?"
The warship has come to a complete stop and the roar of the engine has gradually subsided.
Through the observation window, you can see a secluded open space outside that is blocked by the cliff. The dense treetops rustle in the wind, casting mottled light and shadows.
There were hurried footsteps at the end of the corridor, and Elmer's loud voice came closer:
"Chief! We're going to—"
The voice stopped abruptly when he saw them, and Elmer looked back and forth between them, his face dull.
Atalan raised his eyes and looked at Elmer, then gently brushed away Xirui's hand and took two steps: "Elmer, what's wrong?"
Elmer tentatively asked:
"...Did I come at a bad time?"
His eyes moved back and forth between the leader and the male insect.
Xirui shrugged, a meaningful arc appeared at the corner of his lips, but he said nothing.
This made Elmer dig his toes into the ground in embarrassment for a moment.
Atalan gently brushed away Xirui's hand, and his golden eyelashes drooped, casting a shadow under his eyes.
When he raised his eyes again, they had regained the clarity and calmness that a leader should have:
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"The warship has completely landed. Please give us your instructions, Chief!"
Elmer immediately straightened his back and gave a standard military salute.
It seemed as if this could kick the scene I just saw out of my mind.
Atalan nodded slightly and turned his gaze to the observation window at the end of the corridor.
Through the thick tempered glass, you can see a secluded open space surrounded by cliffs outside.
"Organize a team, gather your weapons and belongings, and prepare to go down into the dense forest to check the surroundings."
Atalan's voice returned to its usual calmness.
The corridor suddenly became busy.
A group of female soldiers quickly gathered together, and the collision of weapons made a crisp sound.
Most of the female soldiers were assigned to set up various obstacles and concealments on the huge warships. After all, warships are warships, and they are too conspicuous and unsafe.
Xirui leaned against the wall and watched Atalan give instructions in an orderly manner.
The sunlight shines through the observation window, casting a halo on the golden figure, which is breathtakingly beautiful.
——
However,
Before the operation to steal the satellite even began, they encountered unexpected trouble in the dense forest.
After leaving the warship, the large force quickly and methodically went deep into the dense forest to find a suitable place to rest.
The vegetation here is so dense that it almost blocks out the sunlight, and the layers of treetops cut the sunlight into fragments, which fall on the wet ground.
Although such an environment provides excellent concealment, it also brings a fatal flaw - the dense vegetation makes it impossible for the Zerg's wings to spread out, and the following female soldiers can only walk forward with difficulty in the mud.
We have been walking for an hour.
The search range is at least three hours away.
The humid and hot air in the dense forest made the military uniforms stick to their bodies, and the smell of sweat mixed with earth filled the air among the troops.
"Whoosh—"
"Swoosh—"
Is it the wind? Or the sound of birds flying over the treetops?
Xirui suddenly stopped and frowned sharply.
His boots were already covered in mud, and made a sticky sound with every step.
The next second, he reached out and grabbed the sleeve of Atalan who was walking in front of him.
"?"
Atalan turned his head, his golden eyes still bright in the dim light, silently questioning with his eyes.
Xirui leaned close to his ear and lowered his voice very low: "There seems to be something, be careful."
“——”
Before he finished speaking, a white figure shot out from the treetops like a bullet and headed straight for Delshi in the center of the team!
Despite being seriously injured, Dresi's reaction was still astonishingly fast. He quickly turned sideways, but the creature was even faster and knocked him to the ground.
"alert!"
Atalan's shout echoed in the dense forest.
Only then did everyone see the creature's appearance clearly - it had some characteristics of the Zerg, but was obviously some kind of hybrid species.
Its entire body is covered with pearly white, hard scales, and its slender tail swings flexibly.
Its limbs are long and powerful, and its face is covered by messy gray hair. Not only its facial features, but even its eyes are barely visible.
The most shocking thing was its fighting ability. Several female soldiers tried to help, but their bullets were completely deflected by its scales, making a crisp metallic sound.
“Bang, bang, bang—!”
Almost at the moment of contact,
Delshi fought the white creature in close combat, and kicked its scaly belly hard with his military boots, making a dull "bang" sound.
The white creature screamed in pain, but did not retreat at all. Instead, it pounced on him with even more ferocious speed.
"Rah! Rah!" it roared.
Delshi dodged sideways and attacked with her wings at a tricky angle. Her movements were smooth and flowing, with the sharpness unique to a military female.
But just as Delshi was about to deliver the fatal blow, his nose suddenly caught a whiff of a sweet smell - like a mixture of rotten nectar.
“!!!”
Suddenly, Delexi's pupils contracted suddenly and he held his breath, but it was too late.
The smell had seeped into his blood, gnawing at his nerves like countless tiny insects and ants.
"Well......"
Delshi's vision began to distort, and the white creature split into several shadows in his eyes.
He forced himself to throw another punch, but it was so soft that it felt like hitting cotton.
Two seconds—just two seconds, and this battle-hardened military woman collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.
"Rau! Rau—!"
The white creature let out a triumphant hiss, and its long, slender tail deftly wrapped around Deleh's waist, throwing him over its shoulder like a trophy.
It used its hind legs to push forward, and before anyone could react, it had already jumped onto a five-meter-high branch.
"Captain Delshi!" a young female soldier exclaimed.
Elmer's expression was frozen between shock and disbelief.
Even if Delerhi was injured, he was still a tough guy who could fight his way through a huge army! This monster that appeared out of nowhere was so easily...
"Oh no! Chase after them!"
Xirui didn't hesitate and rushed out almost instantly, his figure raising a sharp arc as he moved rapidly.
The decision to enter the jungle was more or less proposed by him, and Xirui felt that he should at least bear some responsibility, not to mention that he had already joined the rebels.
——There is no reason to just give up.
Atalan followed closely behind, like two lightning bolts of different colors, instantly cutting into the depths of the jungle.
"All alert! Team 15, follow me!"
Elmer finally came to his senses, and his rough voice exploded in the dense forest.
He grabbed his gun and tried to chase after him, but was held back by the adjutant.
"Sir! We can't be here without you—"
Elmer shook off the adjutant's hand, his forehead veins bulging with irritation:
"Grass!"
His voice was almost squeezed out from between his teeth.
He really couldn't leave. Delshi and Atalan were not here, and Elmer couldn't leave either.
Deep in the jungle,
Xirui's senses were fully activated, and his ears picked up the sound of branches breaking in front of him.
The creature was incredibly fast, but the traces it left behind were also obvious - broken branches, claw marks, and...
"left!"
Xirui suddenly braked and grabbed Atalan's wrist.
Less than ten meters in front of them, leaves were falling, the traces of something rushing over and knocking them down.
Atalan's golden eyes flashed, and he immediately understood and rushed over there tacitly, but -
"boom--!"
The ground exploded in an instant, and dirt and rotten leaves flew everywhere.
A giant python with a waist as thick as three adult Zerg suddenly jumped out from the ground. Its gray-brown scales were covered with mud that glowed with a strange fluorescence, which was particularly dazzling in the dim jungle.
When it opened its bloody mouth, a disgusting stench instantly spread out. The smell was like a mixture of corpses that had been rotting for months, and it made people's eyes hurt.
Xirui's pupils suddenly contracted—he swore he had never seen such a huge snake in his life! What kind of mutant species was gathering in this dense forest?!
"careful!"
There was no need to think at all, Xirui's body had already taken action before his consciousness.
He took a quick step forward, ready to use his entire back to shield Atalan from the strange mud that was flying towards him.
The next second, they were completely blocked by the golden wings.
The giant python's dark green eyes flashed with a cold light in the dark. It swam flexibly in the mud, obviously very familiar with this environment.
With just a flick of its tail, its huge body disappeared into the depths of the dense forest, leaving only a mess on the ground.
Atalan's eyes were instantly filled with murderous intent towards the damn python.
Although his golden wings shielded them from the mud, the worst thing was the stench—like rotten eggs mixed with decayed fish intestines, which made their temples throb.
The wings opened, and Atalan's golden eyes narrowed dangerously.
He quickly glanced around - the ground stirred up by the giant python was a mess, mud and broken branches mixed together.
Completely wiped out the trace of the white creature and Delshi.
"Ranta, go back first."
Xirui tried to keep his voice calm as much as possible. He said,
"We need to deal with the contents of your body immediately. It would be bad if it was poisonous."
Atalan knew that he was covered in mud and smelled terrible. He turned a little further away from Xirui:
"The ship has antidotes and purification equipment. We will return immediately."
Xirui looked at Atalan, with a look of worry in his eyes. He nodded and said, "Okay."
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